Implement for mashing potatoes, &amp;c.



W. A. JAGKSON.

IMPLEMENT FOR MASHING POTATOES, 8w.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.14, 1910.

1,023,317. Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

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W. A. JACKSON. IMPLEMENT FOR MASHING POTATOES, 6:0.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14, 1910,

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

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WILLIAM ALLAN JACKSON, OF BING-HAM'I'ON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO- A. & J. MFG COMPANY, OF BING-HAM'ION, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

IMPLEMENT FOR MASHING POTATOES, 8w.

Specification 01! Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ALLAN JACKSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Binghamton, in the county of Broome and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Implements for Mashing Potatoes, &c., of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in implements for mashing potatoes and other vegetables in the preparation of the same for cooking or for the table after cooking, and the obj ect is to provide an article of this character of simple construction and convenient operation, in which one part is capable of a reciprocating movement to mash or break up the vegetable.

With the above object in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter fully described particularly pointed out in the claims, and clearly illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a vegetable masher constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a sectional detail view of a portion of the handle; Fig. 8, an elevation of a portion of a masher of somewhat modified form; Fig. 4, a similar view partly in section of another modification; and Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 are elevations, partly in section of other modified forms of the masher.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, Figs. 1 and 2, the numeral 1 designates a mashing-member formed of a single-piece of wire bent into a number of convolutions arranged in the same plane, the wires after the formation of this mashing-member being extended at right-angles thereto and then brought together and intertwisted to form a stem or guide 2 on which the handle 3 is adapted to reciprocate. Thus a stem is provided having a yoke 2 at its outer end which carries a mashing-member. The stem or guide carries on its inner end a cap or shoulder 4 which fits in the bore of the handle. The inner end of the handle is provided with a suitable ferrule 5 having a perforation through which the stem passes, and springs 6 and 7 are arranged in the handle on the respective sides of the.shoulder 4. The spring 6 serves to return the handle to normal position after it has been moved downward on the stem or guide and the spring 7 acts as a cushion.

Attached to the inner end of the handle by having its ends inserted therein is a yoke 8 formed preferably of wire, said yoke having its side-members bent intermediately of their ends to form guide-loops 9 which embrace the side-members of the yoke 2 hereinbefore described. The yoke 8- carries a mashing-member 10 formed similarly to the mashing-member 1.

In operation, the mashing-member 1 is pressed down on the vegetable, imparting an initial mashing thereto. The handle is then moved downwardly on the stem 2, the yoke 8 moving on the yoke 2 until the secondary mashing-member 1O acts on the partially mashed vegetable. The article is capable of rapid operation and quickly and effectively mashes the vegetable acted on.

Themasher illustrated in Fig. 3, is the same as that hereinbefore described, except that the spring 7 is dispensed with, and the sprlng 6 removed from the handle and coiled about the stem 2 of the primary mashing-member, one end abutting the yoke 2 and the other the outer end of the ferrule.

In the construction shown in Fig. 4, the

yoke 11 of the secondary or movable mashing-member has its stem 12 passing through guiding-eyes 13 formed in the ends of the side bars of the yoke 14 of the primary mashing-member. The inner end of the stem is firmly attached to the handle 15. A coiled spring 16 is arranged about the stem between the end of the handle and the yoke 14.

The masher shown in Fig. 5, consists of a primary mashing-member 17 formed of wire arranged in a series of circular convolutions in different planes, the convolutions being reduced in diameter beginning with the outermost one. The wire is extended from the innermost convolution to form a guide-stem 18 which is loosely twisted about the stem 19 of the secondary mashing-member 20 of the same form as the primary mashingmember. The stem 19 of the mashing-member 20 is firmly attached to the handle 21, and coiled about said stem between the handle and end of stem 18 is a spring 22.

In the construction illustrated in Fig. 6, a handle 23 is provided which is adapted to be reoiprocated on a stem or support 24 carrying at its lower end, a primary mashingmember (not shown). A secondary mashing-member 25 is provided which is formed of a piece of wire bent to substantially the shape of the mashing-members shown in Fig. 5. The wire is coiled loosely about the support 24 and then extended at right-angles thereto. It is then extended up parallel to the support in the form of a stem 26 and attached to the handle by being coiled about the ferrule thereof. A spring 27 is coiled about the support 24 between the inner end of the handle and the bend of the stem 26.

The inner end of the support is formed within the handle with a shoulder 28 to prevent disconnection of the handle therefrom.

The masher shown in Fig. 7 consists of a handle 29 having a longitudinal bore to receive a stem or support 30 having a shoulder 31 on its inner end. Arranged on the respective sides of the shoulder are springs 32 and 33 as in the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. A secondary mashing-member is provided formed of a single piece of wire bent intermediately of its ends into a series of circular convolutions 34 of gradually decreasing diameters, the convolutions being in different planes and the innermost being the smallest in diameter. All of these convolutions encircle the stem or support 30, and the portions of the wire on each side of the convolutions are extended in the form of stems 35 which at their inner ends are firmly attached to the inner end of the handle. A similarly formed primary mashingmember (not shown) is carried by the outer end of stem 30.

In Fig. 8, a handle 36, stem or support 37 and springs 38 and 39 are provided similar to those parts described in connection with Fig. 7. A secondary mashing-member is employed consisting of a stem 40 attached at its inner end to the handle and formed at its opposite end into convolutions 41 of different diameters similar to those shown in Fig.

5. The stem 37 also carries a primary mashing-member (not shown).

' Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. An article of the character described comprising a handle, a guide-stem on which said handle is movable, formed with a shoulder, a spring within the handle on one side of said shoulder for restoring the handle to normal position, a cushioning spring in the handle on the opposite side of said shoulder, and a mashing-member carried by the handle independently of said guide-stem.

2. An article of the character described comprising a yoke, a guide-stem carried thereby, a handle movable on said stem, a mashing-member carried by said yoke, a m ashing-member carried by the handle, and a spring arranged to restore the handle to normal position. 1

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM ALLAN J AOKS ON.

lVitnesses HARMON J. KNEELAND, EDW. H. J OHNSON.

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